While I was busy dig­i­tiz­ing my record col­lec­tion, I got a chance to look at some of the album art that I haven’t seen for some time. That’s one of the reason that I love records, they’re big. More room for the art.

I came across my copy of Blondie’s Par­al­lel Lines. I remem­bered how much I love this cover.

It’s just so per­fect. First of all, they Mod-​style suits for the men are fan­tas­tic. I’ve always been a sucker for skinny ties. Between the black and white striped back­ground, Mod suits and black hair, the men pretty much fade into the back­ground. Right in the middle (in a strik­ing pose nonethe­less) is Debbie Harry with her white dress and blonde hair.

I find it to be a very tongue-​in-​cheek image. The band has to know that every­body is paying atten­tion to Debbie Harry anyway, so why not make a joke of it?